Comments for http://poptext.wordpress.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Whip It Good: Hollywood, women, and the faint green shoots of hope (Part One) by Angel http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/whip-it-good-hollywood-women-and-the-faint-green-shoots-of-hope-part-one/#comment-2341 Angel Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:16 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=638#comment-2341 Great post. Maybe next you can tackle the horrific stereotyping of black women in movies and tv. Black women can be more than the sassy, best friend or loud, angry, obnoxious black woman. Great post. Maybe next you can tackle the horrific stereotyping of black women in movies and tv. Black women can be more than the sassy, best friend or loud, angry, obnoxious black woman.

]]> Comment on Oxford Times profile by Claire http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/oxford-times-profile/#comment-2338 Claire Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:26:38 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=659#comment-2338 Reads really well. Go you. :) Reads really well. Go you. :)

]]> Comment on Polanski, rape, and the myth of Not Like Us. by Addie http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/polanski-rape-and-the-myth-of-not-like-us/#comment-2335 Addie Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:49:08 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=617#comment-2335 Not only should he be sent to prison, but he should have an additional sentence added on for flight and evasion. Not only should he be sent to prison, but he should have an additional sentence added on for flight and evasion.

]]> Comment on Whip It Good II: Hollywood, women, and the ever-stable release schedule by Elisabeth http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/whip-it-good-ii-hollywood-women-and-the-ever-stable-release-schedule/#comment-2333 Elisabeth Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:15:31 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=645#comment-2333 I think, though, that this post is missing another metric: quality. The Devil Wears Prada is the only one of these films that's passable. A lot of these films feature women as a vapid Cosmo cliche, and that's even more frustrating. It's interesting that Whip It is considered a "failure." I presume that Juno/Drew Barrymore got it off the ground, but why couldn't they market it? It's wonderful! I think, though, that this post is missing another metric: quality. The Devil Wears Prada is the only one of these films that’s passable. A lot of these films feature women as a vapid Cosmo cliche, and that’s even more frustrating.

It’s interesting that Whip It is considered a “failure.” I presume that Juno/Drew Barrymore got it off the ground, but why couldn’t they market it? It’s wonderful!

]]> Comment on Whip It Good II: Hollywood, women, and the ever-stable release schedule by marian http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/whip-it-good-ii-hollywood-women-and-the-ever-stable-release-schedule/#comment-2332 marian Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:09:41 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=645#comment-2332 And here is Part 2, wow! & thanks again. And here is Part 2, wow! & thanks again.

]]> Comment on Whip It Good: Hollywood, women, and the faint green shoots of hope (Part One) by marian http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/whip-it-good-hollywood-women-and-the-faint-green-shoots-of-hope-part-one/#comment-2331 marian Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:07:20 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=638#comment-2331 Many thanks for this terrific analysis, can't wait for Part 2; & thanks to for the tweet. Many thanks for this terrific analysis, can’t wait for Part 2; & thanks to for the tweet.

]]> Comment on Whip It Good: Hollywood, women, and the faint green shoots of hope (Part One) by Lis Fies http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/whip-it-good-hollywood-women-and-the-faint-green-shoots-of-hope-part-one/#comment-2330 Lis Fies Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:24:07 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=638#comment-2330 Thank you so much for doing this analysis. I keep trying to explain this to people who don't believe me. The numbers will help! Thank you so much for doing this analysis. I keep trying to explain this to people who don’t believe me. The numbers will help!

]]> Comment on Whip It Good II: Hollywood, women, and the ever-stable release schedule by Whip It Good: Hollywood, women, and the faint green shoots of hope (Part One) « http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/whip-it-good-ii-hollywood-women-and-the-ever-stable-release-schedule/#comment-2329 Whip It Good: Hollywood, women, and the faint green shoots of hope (Part One) « Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:49:19 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=645#comment-2329 [...] Up next PART TWO: the numbers. Why female-orientated movies don’t actually underperform at the... [...] [...] Up next PART TWO: the numbers. Why female-orientated movies don’t actually underperform at the… [...]

]]> Comment on Whip It Good: Hollywood, women, and the faint green shoots of hope (Part One) by Abbie http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/whip-it-good-hollywood-women-and-the-faint-green-shoots-of-hope-part-one/#comment-2328 Abbie Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:59:10 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=638#comment-2328 Right on! This kind of thing makes me want to crack skulls. Commenting to say that I am delighted at this news of making Hunger Games into a movie, and that the term "Bechdel test" gave me mad grins. And that I like your style! Right on! This kind of thing makes me want to crack skulls. Commenting to say that I am delighted at this news of making Hunger Games into a movie, and that the term “Bechdel test” gave me mad grins. And that I like your style!

]]> Comment on Polanski, rape, and the myth of Not Like Us. by AnneL http://poptext.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/polanski-rape-and-the-myth-of-not-like-us/#comment-2326 AnneL Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:10:31 +0000 http://poptext.wordpress.com/?p=617#comment-2326 This is disgusting, he has to face the music. This is disgusting, he has to face the music.

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